Here's my thread, as I promised in -Pjackso's thread. I see OkieLady has a cleaning thread too. Her recipes are different than mine, but are every bit as effective, I'm sure. I'm posting these here because I've used them, so I know they work.
(If you have a specific request for a cleaner not listed here, post it and I'll see if I can come up with one. The cleaning solutions I've posted here are ones I use here at home the most.) Finally, the vinegar in these concoctions will evaporate and leave no lingering odor, but if you don't care for the smell at all, just add a tsp of fresh lemon juice to each of these. It will help neutralize the vinegary smell.
(Take the lemons, scoop out the pulp, mix with the leftover juice and freeze in ice cube trays. When frozen, remove and place in ziplock bags. You can use this to for flavoring while cooking. Also, be sure and get the zest off the peels before you throw them out. Dehydrate this and then store in a small jar, in a cool dark place with your other herbs and spices.)
All Purpose Floor Cleaner
1 c white vinegar
1 c isopropyl alcohol
1 c water
6 drops dishwashing liquid
Keep in spray bottle. To use, spray sparingly and wipe dry.
Window, Mirror and Bathroom Fixture Cleaner
3/4 c white vinegar
1/2 c water
Newspaper
Pour in shallow bowl. Crumple newspaper (not the glossy colored pages, the other plain black and white print ones) and dip in solution. Wipe surface until almost dry with newspaper. Polish with another, dry sheet of newspaper. (Wear gloves or you will have newsprint all over your hands.) If you have streaks after using the first time it is from the wax build-up from commercial cleaners. You can add a drop of dish soap to the bowl and wash again. After that you shouldn't have any streaks at all.
Sluggish Drain Cleaner
1/2 c salt
1 c baking soda
1 qt boiling water
Pour salt down drain, followed by baking soda. Let this sit overnight. Rinse with boiling water the next morning. You should do this monthly to keep from having problems. Try the following for clogged drains:
Clogged Drain Cleaner
1/2 c baking soda
1/2 c white vinegar
2 qts boiling water
Pour baking soda in drain, followed with white vinegar. Let this set for 15 minutes. Then pour boiling water down drain. You can repeat this if needed.
Got a clogged toilet?? Plunger didn't work?? Try this ...
Add 1/2 cup of dishwashing liquid to toilet bowl. Let set for 20 minutes. Poor 2 quarts of hot** (NOT boiling) water into bowl. Flush.
**"Hot" means almost too hot to touch but not so hot it will crack your bowl. Be careful ...
(If you have a specific request for a cleaner not listed here, post it and I'll see if I can come up with one. The cleaning solutions I've posted here are ones I use here at home the most.) Finally, the vinegar in these concoctions will evaporate and leave no lingering odor, but if you don't care for the smell at all, just add a tsp of fresh lemon juice to each of these. It will help neutralize the vinegary smell.
(Take the lemons, scoop out the pulp, mix with the leftover juice and freeze in ice cube trays. When frozen, remove and place in ziplock bags. You can use this to for flavoring while cooking. Also, be sure and get the zest off the peels before you throw them out. Dehydrate this and then store in a small jar, in a cool dark place with your other herbs and spices.)
All Purpose Floor Cleaner
1 c white vinegar
1 c isopropyl alcohol
1 c water
6 drops dishwashing liquid
Keep in spray bottle. To use, spray sparingly and wipe dry.
Window, Mirror and Bathroom Fixture Cleaner
3/4 c white vinegar
1/2 c water
Newspaper
Pour in shallow bowl. Crumple newspaper (not the glossy colored pages, the other plain black and white print ones) and dip in solution. Wipe surface until almost dry with newspaper. Polish with another, dry sheet of newspaper. (Wear gloves or you will have newsprint all over your hands.) If you have streaks after using the first time it is from the wax build-up from commercial cleaners. You can add a drop of dish soap to the bowl and wash again. After that you shouldn't have any streaks at all.
Sluggish Drain Cleaner
1/2 c salt
1 c baking soda
1 qt boiling water
Pour salt down drain, followed by baking soda. Let this sit overnight. Rinse with boiling water the next morning. You should do this monthly to keep from having problems. Try the following for clogged drains:
Clogged Drain Cleaner
1/2 c baking soda
1/2 c white vinegar
2 qts boiling water
Pour baking soda in drain, followed with white vinegar. Let this set for 15 minutes. Then pour boiling water down drain. You can repeat this if needed.
Got a clogged toilet?? Plunger didn't work?? Try this ...
Add 1/2 cup of dishwashing liquid to toilet bowl. Let set for 20 minutes. Poor 2 quarts of hot** (NOT boiling) water into bowl. Flush.
**"Hot" means almost too hot to touch but not so hot it will crack your bowl. Be careful ...
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That'd be pretty neat!
